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JAMES D. MARSHALL, or RENfIoK, MISSOURI.

Letters Patent No. 70,237, dated October 29, 1867.

MPROVEMENT IN PLOUGH AND PLANTER COMBINED.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: i

Be it known that I, JAMES D. MARSHALL, of Renick, in the county ofRandolph, and State of Missouri,

have invented a new Combined Plough and Seed-Planter; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and clear description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon. i Y v This invention relates t such anarrangement of the parts of' a gang-plough, or a setofcultivatingploughs, and a seed-planter, that the different parts may besubstituted, the one for the other, in their attachment to :Ncommoncarriage. i f

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use luy-improved combinedmachine, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. Ofthe dravvings-` v I Figure l is a planof the ploughing machine. f'

Figure 2 is a rear end elevation.

Figure 3 is a sideelevation.

' Figure-4 is a plan of the planter.

Figure 5 is an elevation of the cultivator-plough.

Thepcarriage A iscommon to all the purposes of the combined machine; Thetwo vertical posts aare used as points of attachment for either theploughs o1 planters. Either the hreaking-ploughs or thecultivatingploughs C areto be attached to the said posts, as. shown in-the drawings in fig. 3. The ploughs in either case may be guidedlaterally by the swinging frame D, which is to he operated by thedrivers feet resting on the stirrups ol. Either of 'the ploughs may belifted independentlynt the other, or both together, by means of thelevers d 0l. When the planter-E is to be used, it is to be attached` tothe posts a in the same manner as the ploughs were, and itsirear end mayalso be lifted up byV the levers d d when it is not desirable to plantwith it. This planter 'has two wheels, e e, the axles of which terminatein cranks that actuate connectingrods el, and these rods operate theseed-slides e2 in the bottoms of 'the hoppers e3.

Having described my invention, what I claim is Y The carriage A, ploughsB, vertical posts a, swing frameD, and stirrups d, when combined andarranged in the manner described. i

JAMES D. MARSHALL.

Witnesses:

M. RANDOLPH, OHAs. H. BoYLE.

